Luis Antonio DeLeón Tricoche (born August 19, 1958) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball

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. He pitched all or parts of seven seasons in

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(MLB) between and . He was the co- closer for the

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in and , sharing the role with

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. DeLeón pitched 206 games over the first six seasons of his career, all in relief. He made his first and only start in his last career appearance, which was also his only major league appearance in 1989. Pitching for the

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, he threw four innings, giving up one run on five hits, and did not receive a decision. DeLeón is the pitcher with the most appearances in

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history. Pitching in 12 series throughout his career, he posted a 4–2 record and a 3.09 ERA in 61 innings of work, which includes a two-hit,

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against

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's Aguilas de Mexicali in the 1986 edition. he is also the second player with most seasons in the Puerto Rican Baseball League with 25. In January 2011, he gained induction into the

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. Two months later, he was honored by the

Ponce City Hall The Ponce City Hall () is a historic city hall in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is located it the center of the city, on Federico Degetau, Calle Degetau, across from Plaza Degetau in the Ponce Historic Zone. The building serves as the seat of the execu ...

for his great contribution to baseball in Puerto Rico. He was born in Barrio San Antón in Ponce.

Personal life

"Mambo", as his teammates nicknamed him, is also dubbed "The Millionaire from

San Antón San Antón is one of the 31 barrios of Puerto Rico, barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, and Portugués Urbano, San Antón is one of the municipality's five originally rura ...

". El Sur a la Vista. March 16, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.

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